16th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune

Fire fighter Ricky Hardy, from San Diego County Fire, Cal Fire was one of four fire fighters that held a large U.S. flag as the ladder truck lifted the flag at the end of the ceremony following the 16th Anniversary memorial at Grossmont College.

Fire fighter Ricky Hardy, from San Diego County Fire, Cal Fire was one of four fire fighters that held a large U.S. flag as the ladder truck lifted the flag at the end of the ceremony following the 16th Anniversary memorial at Grossmont College.

A fire fighter ties a yellow ribbon around one of the flags at Grossmont College that represents those that lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks in New York.

A fire fighter ties a yellow ribbon around one of the flags at Grossmont College that represents those that lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks in New York. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)